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...popes had to be dropped: one (Donus II) never existed; two (the supposed third & fifth Popes Cletus and Anacletus) were the same man. But three new popes had been found: Boniface VI (for a few days in 896), and, possibly, Discorus (for 22 days in 530) and Leo VIII (from 963 to 965). In the case of no fewer than 74 popes, changes had to be made in such matters as their names and dates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Pontifices Maximi | 1/27/1947 | See Source »

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